5/28/2009 @ 6:00PM

Wine Maker

Wine is something that is a bit of magic. Every year the growing conditions for the grape is unique, and therefore so are the wines. Making wine is a passion and an artistic harnessing of nature. In short I make wine because I love it.

How would you make it better?

Making wine better is about more mature grape vines and more time in the saddle as a wine maker and seeing what my colleagues are doing worldwide.

What would you be making if you weren’t making this?

Well if I were not making wine, I’d likely do one of the following, make small- batch bourbon and whiskey, or ask my wife for a job.

Would you want your kids to do this?

Sure it would be great for my theoretical children to be involved with wine so long as it was their choice. That is the thing about passion, it cannot be forced on you. You either have it or you don’t, so if the theoretical children had a passion for wine, they should get involved. If not, well there are many wonderful career choices.